The Great Gatsby (2013) - The Green Light Scene (10/10) | Movieclips 

Possibly a bit late by then

In the book Gatsby farther actually shows up and talk to Nick which is a scene I wish they left in the movie but the movie still came out great

In the book the old man who had been checking out all the fake books came to the funeral, out of a sense of obligation for his host.

Owl eyes showed up

Erm... this is a movie, fiction. Scripted. Not real life.

It should just a good human story.

I think I’d like it if it wasn’t forced in my English class, imo, I hate this book

Sally Hope explain I’m interested

Don‘t forget Ernest Hemingway ;)

Excellent point. F. Scott Fitzgerald also wrote a story called "Winter Dreams," which is similar to the Great Gatsby in terms of its themes and symbols. I'd strongly recommend that everyone read it.

I think it's related to the fact that it was the past what he was pursuing. There is a line in the movie from Nick: "You can´t repeat the past". Gatsby was trying to achieve something it was already behind him, the past years, those we miss, those that are never coming back. There is a quote from Mary Ann Evans, aka George Eliot, the author of Middlemarch, it says: "a man’s past is not simply a dead history, an outworn preparation of the present. It is not a repented error shaken loose from the life: it is a still quivering part of himself, bringing shudders and bitter flavors and the tinglings of a merited shame (...) like when we look through the window of a lighted room and the objects to which we turn our backs are reflected before us, instead of seeing the grass and trees". I like your perspective as well.

@@jonathanswift468 Yeah, your interpretation is more plausible for the book. It's just that in this particular movie that when Nick stops talking about the green light it cuts back to him. And...well,it's true that Nick was Gatsby's only true friend.

@@pinelopiliraki3660 Yes, there are many sides for this one coin.

@@jonathanswift468 That's the beauty of this story.

Hmm

and overrated poker player.

What a legend.

Kyle Campbell Probably the most underrated one

I don’t think he’s anything compared to so many other amazing actors in Hollywood today. In my opinion, he’s overrated

ne one_ _ ok? I’m glad I entertained you I guess. I’m not the biggest fan of it either but I’ve seen MUCH worse. Anyway, Toby McGuire sucks in my opinion

I heard that Fitzgerald thought this would have been his best work of art and believed he really outdid himself once he wrote it. I also believe that he was disappointed when the novel did not do so well after it was published. It wasn't until after Fitzgerald's death that The Great Gatsby really got any major attention. This is what My English teacher told us anyways.

So the green light was never reached. For it to be reached and to exist the reacher is needed.

The man was a true marvel it makes me so sad he thought he died as a failure. The modern library edition they stamped discontinued on it in 1934 because even 9 years later it still was rough for him. His last royalty check was for only 14 dollars. Poor old sport.

@@katiegates23 wow

That sucks

Not at all. Nick is clearly disingenuous about his actions after Gatsby's death...and he KNOWS the truth about the murder of Gatsby and does nothing about it. When Myrtle is being mourned by her husband...Nick says nothing to the police officer who is standing right there. He does nothing to stop Tom from influencing the husband. THIS is one of the great truths that most people miss in the book. Nick is an unreliable narrator, and is reproachful of himself for being just as much a failed friend as he accuses Daisy and Tom of being.

@@dclark142002 His role is a narrator

@@lukeschofield574but that’s the problem; his narration is flawed, and that’s just human nature. he acts like he’s this unbiased man, when really, he’s just human, no better than most of us, and no different than any of us. That’s why his actions look neutral to us, when really, he’s also trying to paint himself in a better light. F.Scott Fitzgerald did a amazing job at depicting a biased, but clear perspective, one which paints a picture, but one that is also clouded in truths and lies. Amazing.

A bit confusing, though

That's how the book meant to be. If you're gonna read it, it implied that The Great Gatsby was written by Nick

@@joycevillar6455 I remember the book implied it was a long journal entry, but not an actual book being written by Nick. Either way it was an interesting touch.

@@claudcopter9784 I really enjoyed the “first person” narration myself (I completed the book yesterday). I’m a bit more drawn in by that style and feels more autobiographical.

Damm bruh do you think there's other metaverses or worlds out there?

@@darksesh8247 the wisdom you seek is in the light 🕯️"He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end."

Harry"gatsby"osborn

Ironic considering the green goblin said the line “in spite of everything you’ve done for them, eventually they will hate you.” Also the line “the only thing the city loves more than a hero is to see a hero fall.”

The funny thing here is that it's ultimatly subjective.

i sure do now

Alex DG03 with great power, comes great responsibility old sport!

This movie came out after Spiderman

Aurelio Cardoso r/wooosh

spiderman's great grandfather

Except this movie takes place in the 20's, so he probably would've become the noir Spider-Man from Into The Spider-Verse. (I don't know anything about that character aside from what we see of him in that movie; I've never read a single Spider-Man comic in my life, and aside from the Spider-Verse, the only other Spider-Man media I've viewed is the Raimi Trilogy; so excuse my lack of knowledge.)

i love this scene in the book even more, and how it all just ends on the last page. everything he said here is what’s in the book word by word. “Into the past.” and then it’s all blank. i cried sm reading

@@grrrohmy665 it's funny I came here after reading the book. I haven't watched the movie but I felt the book was so emotionless, dull and unrelatable while in the movie scenes the cinematography and music as well as the actors made it feel more real and in flesh. It's funny that I didn't feel any of it in the book.

@@mishelleilieva9657 , I felt the opposite about the book. The Great Gatsby was the first time I was struck by the ability of mere words to convey emotions and environment so well. The heat of the hotel room where they fight was so well described...and the way that Fitzgerald could convey each character so well without wasting time. But this is the amazing thing about art...each person, on viewing it, brings their own self to the action...and therefore the value of the art to entertain is up to the audience as well. Do not feel unhappy that the book didn't make you feel but the movie did. That is ok.

The main enemy was time for Daisy, she's no longer the young and innocent girl. The main enemy for Gatsby was obsession and delusion. Tom was just a douche. Tobey did what he could i believe.

It would be a surprising twists if he was a ghost and none of the people Nick met didn’t existed but was all in his mind while being in New York somewhere tripping off some drug.

Yup! Sadly, Gatsby fired all his staff including the guards. The only ones left at this point were his butler and the gardener.

do u want to live with bodyguards? what kind of sad life is that?

@@sharpie2405 would you rather be dead, or live with bodyguards. personally i'd choose the bodyguards

Tupac was betrayed by his guards(suge's cronies).

Its a movie

Subhanjan Das your English is terrible

@@AladeenofWadiya1 yes, that's why I am I u r u

Admiral General Aladeen Of The Republic of Wadiya how many languages do you speak?

Jessica S all the important ones

Dicaprio

You couldn’t be more right. I just spent a year writing a day by day memoir of the Covid-19 pandemic and there’s now a wealth of information that even surprises me when I look back on it.

What a beautiful thing to say.

What’s crazy is they been friends since kids which makes the movie even better

Spider-Man

I got to see it on the drive in screen and literal tears came to my eyes seeing this gorgeous masterpiece on a giant screen in the sky I just thought Scott Fitzgerald would be so proud of this movie if he were alive.

well, that's the thing buddy. you just gotta keep reaching for it. you may not get what you're reaching for but you may find something that you love with all of your heart somewhere along the way.

The green light isn’t exactly about love, it’s about longing for something that can’t be done. It is really manifestations of gatsby’s unrealistic desires and expectations. He wishes can turn back the clock but that’s impossible no one can do that. Maybe you should seek meaning within things in life you already have that are more tangible and fulfilling. Maybe then, you won’t find a green light from a light house, but a tangible jewel within your own life.

Allen Liu Thank you for you kind words of advice. I only wish I heard them sooner.

@@allenliu489 you damn right

Same

I don’t want to say shipping in a romantic way not being homophobic but it doesn’t work in romantic was but more in a bromance way

That’s kinda weird considering the two actors Toby and Leonardo are childhood friends. tbh, it was would’ve been a better relationship than with daisy, but that’s because she’s rather self centered.

Yes since childhood

I love VIOLENCE in any movie!!

WhiteDude Music exactly

I’m in the same exact position with a blonde girl too 💔

Same

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You can't repeat the past...

So you're just going to disrespect Dostoyevksy, the man in your profile picture? The Great Gatsby is a very creatively made and well written book but it isn't anywhere near the best in my humble opinion.

@@AK47_414 okay? that’s your opinion? who asked?

@@iquit1044 Your mom asked

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It's kind of symbolic for the "J" standing for Jay Gatsby.

The T and E are in cursive